Scuba Diving & Adventure Sports Guide
Updated March 26, 2024 Scuba Diving Buoyancy Control Control of buoyancy is one of the key skills to master for a diver to be comfortable and confident. Yet for new divers, it can be a major hurdle to overcome. In this article, some of the principles and aspects of buoyancy control are described and tips … Read more
Updated February 9, 2022 You’ve decided that you would like to get some training and become a certified scuba diver. You’re about ready to contact the dive shop to sign up, but still have a few questions you’d like to think over before you get started. Below are some I’m sure you have considered asking … Read more
Updated October 11, 2024 What is Nitrogen Narcosis? Every diver thinking of going deeper than the 18 meters (60 feet) prescribed for open water divers in the course needs to consider carefully this question. Described as “rapture of the deep” by Jacques Cousteau and “the martini effect,” some less experienced divers are thinking, “Yeah, where … Read more
Updated February 7, 2022 Scuba Diving Buddy System In early diver training, we can probably all remember how there was an emphasis on diving with a buddy and the pre-dive buddy check (BWRAF). Why is there so much emphasis on the buddy system? The main reason is safety. Diving with a buddy provides monitoring, back-up, … Read more
Updated February 4, 2022 When you go on a vacation to one of the world’s great scuba diving locations it’s hard to leave. There are always great dives left to make – one more chance to get a photo of a pygmy seahorse in Lembeh Strait or maybe a shot of dozens of oceanic blacktip … Read more